Key asks:
- Commit to uprating duty rates each year at 2-5% above inflation by reintroducing the alcohol duty escalator.
- Increase the public health effectiveness of alcohol duty by ending cider exceptionalism.
- Lower the strength threshold for the higher rates of duty from 8.5% to 6.5% ABV. This level is widely considered to be strong for beer or cider.
- Introduce Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) in England with a rate escalator.
